The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-16
ARTICLE II.
SECTION I,

I. The executive power shall be vested
in a president of the United States of
America. He shall hold his office during
the term of four years, and, together with
the vice president. chosen for the same
term, be elected as follows:
2. Each state shall appoint, in such man.
ner as the legislature thereof may direct, a
number of electors, equal to the whole
number of senators and representatives to
which the state may be entitled in the
congress; but no senator or representa-
tive, or person holding an Office of trust
or profit under the United States, shall
be appointed an elector.
3. The electors shall meet in their re-
spective states, and vote by ballot for two
persons, of whom one at least shall not be
an inhabtant of the same state with
themselves. And they shall make list
of all the persons voted for, and of the
number of votes for each, which list they
shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed
to the seat of the government Of the
United States, directed to the president of
the senate. The president Of the senate
shall, in the presence of the senate and
house Of representatives, open all the
certificates, and the votes shall then be
counted. The person having the greatest
number of votes shall be president, if
such number be a majority of the whole
number Of electors appointed; and if
there be more than one who have such
majority and have an equal number
of votes, then the house of repre-
sentatives shall Immediately choose, by
ballot, one of them for president; and if
no person have a majority, then, from the
five highest on the list, the said house
shall, in like manner choose the president.
But, in choosing the president, the vote
shall be taken by states, the representa-
ton from each state having one vote; a
quorum for this purpose shall consist OF a
member or members from twO-thirds of
the states, and majority of all the states
shall be necessary to choice. In every
case, after the choice of the president, the
person having the greatest number of
votes of the electors, shall be the vice
president. But if there should remain
two or more who have equal votes, the
senate shall choose from them, by ballot,
the vice president.
4. The congress may determine the
time of choosing the electors, and the day
on which they shall give their votes;
which day shall be the same throughout
The United States.
D. No person, except a natural born
citizen, or citizen of the United States
1t the time of the adoption of this consti-
tuition, shall be eligible to the office of
president; neither shall any person be
eligible to that office, who shall not have
to the age of 30 years, and been
fourteen years resident within the
United States
6. In case of the removal Of the president
rom Office, or of his death, resignation,
,r inability to discharge the powers and
luties of the said office, the same shall
levolve on the vice president, and the
congress may, by law, provide for the
.ase of removal, death, resignation or
both of the president and vice
PRESIDENT, declaring what officer shall
hen act as president, and such officer
hall act accordingly, until the disability
re removed, or u president shall be
lected
z. The president shall, at stated times,
eceive for his services compensation,
which shall neither be increased nor
diminished during the period for which
lie shall have been elected, and he shall
lot receive within that period any other
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ny of them.
8. Before he enter on the execution Of
lis Office, he shall take the following oath
r affirmation:
8. 81 do solemnly swear Tor affirm that
will faithfully execute the office ofpresi-
ent of the United States, and will, to
he best of my ability, preserve, protect
nd defend the constitution of the United
tates."
SECTION II.
1. The president shall be commander
n-chief of the army and navy of the
United States, and of the militia of the
everal states, when called into the actual
ervice of the United States; he may re-
uire the opinion, in writing, of the prin-
ipal officer in each of the executive de-
artments, upon any subject relating to
he duties of their respective offices; and
e shall have power to grant reprieves
nd pardons for all offenses against the
United States except in cases of impeach
lent.
2. He shall have power, by and with the
dvice and consent of the senate, to make